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M. H. FEIST FIGURE TOY Filed March 10, 1921 2 sheets-sheet; 1

Oct. 20, 1925.

M. H. FEIISTV FIGURE TOY 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 10, 1921 Q v avnit zi';

Patented Oct. 20, 1925.

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Application filed. larch 10, 1921. Serial No. 451,425.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAX H. FEIs'r, a citizen of the United States, residing at Toutle, in the county of Cowlitz and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Figure Toys, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in toys and has for its object to provide a mechanical toy simulating alogging camp.

Another object of'the invention is to provide a mechanical toy having a plurality of movable figures all being driven from a common shaft.

With the above and other objects in view. I have invented a device illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of my invention, 4 Figure 2 the top plan viewthereof, Figure 3 is a section on line 3-3, 'Figure Figure 4 is a section taken on line 44, Figure 2, and, t

Figure 5 is a section taken on line 5'-5, Figure 2.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the following specification and in the several views of the drawing in which 1 indicates a mechanical toy consisting of a base 2 in the form of a box, through the longitudinal central portion of which a shaft 3 projects. The end 4 of said box being cut away to expose end 5 of said shaft, said end 5having a milled head 6 thereon. The shaft 3 is rotatably mounted in the opposing ends of ;said box. Mounted upon the outer surface of the top wall 7 of the box 2 is an upright member 8 in the form of a tree. Said member being hollow and on a line with an o ening 9 in the wall'7. Pivotally mounted in 'said wall at said opening 9 is a lever 10 having a short downwardly projecting end 11 bearing upon a cam 12 mounted on ashaft 3, the extreme lowerend of the part 11 is fixed to an elastic band 13 the other end of which is fixed to the pin 14 mounted within said box: the upper end 10 of the lever 10 is fixed to a transverse member 15 in the form of a cross out saw which is reciprocably movable in the slot 16 formed in the body of the member 8 and is op- :5rated back and forth by said lever 10 upon the rotation of shaft .3. Pivoted arms 17, 18. 19 and'20 of the figures 21 and 22 are which. are secured to the wall 7. It will be secured to the handles 23 and 24 of the member 15 so that the movement of the saw 15 through the action of said shaft 3 cam 12 and lever 10 gives the appearance of sawing down of said tree 8.

Also mounted on the wall 7 adjacent its central portion is another upright member 25 also simulating a standing tree, connected to the lower portion of which is a pair of platform members 26 and 27 upon which are mounted figures 28 and 29 simulating wood choppers, said figures having pivoted arms 30 and 31 and 32 and 33 to the free ends of which are secured members 34. and 35 in the form of axes which operate to and'from the cut out portion 36 in the mem ber 25 by means of links 37 and 38, the up' per ends of which are pivoted to the rearwardly projecting ends 39 and 40 of the arms 30, 31, 32 and 33. The links 37 and 38 are respectively connected to the free ends of pivoted bars 41 and 42 in said box. These bars are normally held raised by elastic or other springs 43 and 44, the upper ends of noted that the members 41 and 42 are pivoted at opposite sides of the box 2 at the points 45 and 46. These bars are operated against the action of said springs 43 and 44 by cams 47 and 48 mounted on said shaft 3. The links 37 and 38 project through openings 49 and 50 in the wall 7. Because of the manner of mounting the bars 41 and 42, as above explained, the arms of the Figures 28 and 29 are raised and lowered alternatively.

Mounted on the base 2 are stump members 51 and 52 apparently from which the log members 53 and 54have been out, said last members being horizontally disposed on said base. Mounted upon the log 53 is a figure 55 having a pivoted arm 56 operated by a link 57 projecting through the opening 58 in the wall 7 and being fixed to the free end 59 of the rod 60 pivotally mounted at 61 to a wall of said box 2. Fixed to the hand end 61 of the member 56 is an axe member 62. The member 60 is held normally raised by means of a spring 63 and is operated down-- wardly against the action of said spring by the cam 64 mounted on shaft 3, so that upon the rotation of shaft 3 the cam 64 alternately raises andlowers the link 57 pivoted at 65 to the upper end of the arm 56 which projecte beyond its pivotal point 66 thus rais ing andlowering said arm to give the figure 55 the appearance of chopping the log 53.

Mounted upon the base 7 is the figure 67 having flexible arms 68 and 69 the hand ends of which are fixed to handle 70 of the saw member 71 reciprocally movable in the slot 72 of the log 54. Theinner end of the member 71 is pivotally connected to the upper end 73 of the lever 74 pivotally mounted in theropening 75 of the base 7, the lower end 76 of said lever being controlled by an elastic or other s ring 77 and driven against the action of said spring by said cam 64.

From the foregoing it will be seen that in this 'toy the several operations of fellin and cutting logs is simulated in a natural 1i elike manner, the chopping act-ion and horizontal and vertical sawcuts all being actuated through the means of a common shaft.

Having now described my invention that which I claim to be new and desire to procure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a device of the character described a figure having flexible arms, a saw member to which said arms are connected, a log member having a slot in which said saw is vertically guided, and means for reciprocal movement of said saw, said means consisting ,of a pivoted lever pivoted to said saw, a

spring for controlling said lever and a cam for actuating said lever.

2. A figure toy of the character described comprising a supported figure, flexible arms secured to said figure, a tool fixed to said arms, and a cam operated means for operating said tool and moving said arms in uni- SOII.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

-MAX FEIST. 

